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  • May 2008

    • IAC, Liberty Make Peace Over Spin-Offs

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 14, 08 8:48 AM CDT

      IAC, Liberty Make Peace Over Spin-Offs

      (Newser) - The months-long feud between media barons John Malone and Barry Diller over IAC spin-offs has ended amicably, the Wall Street Journal reports. Malone's Liberty Media, the majority shareholder in IAC, will drop its opposition to Diller's plans to divide IAC/Interactive Corp into five separate entities. Liberty will have the right to nominate up to 20% of the directors in the new companies. More »

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      Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • Ticketmaster  • restructuring  • IAC/InterActiveCorp  • media conglomerates

  • March 2008

    • Diller's Trials Far From Over After IAC Verdict

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 31, 08 10:19 AM CDT

      Diller's Trials Far From Over After IAC Verdict

      (Newser) - Barry Diller might have won control over e-commerce company IAC/InterActiveCorp from rival John Malone in court Friday, but the CEO’s real trials have just begun. With the economy tanking and credit markets tightening, Diller’s plan to break up IAC into five “baby Barrys”—including Ticketmaster and the Home Shopping Network—might be tough to pull off, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • Ticketmaster  • IAC  • LendingTree

    • Diller On Top in Liberty/IAC Ruling

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 28, 08 8:03 PM CDT

      Diller On Top in Liberty/IAC Ruling

      (Newser) - Barry Diller took round one today in his feud with fellow billionaire John Malone: A Delaware judge ruled that Malone can’t force Diller out of Interactive Corp. for trying to break up the company, Bloomberg reports. The ruling prevents Malone's Liberty Media from seizing control; Liberty has a minority stake in IAC but, by prior agreement with Liberty, Diller votes Liberty's shares, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • Ticketmaster  • IAC/InterActiveCorp  • LendingTree

    • Diller Strikes Back at Liberty

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 14, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Diller Strikes Back at Liberty

      (Newser) - Barry Diller struck back at Liberty Media in court yesterday, blaming CEO Greg Maffei for driving a wedge between himself and Liberty chairman John Malone by speaking “badly about our businesses and our managers.” The warring media magnates—once close partners—have been waging a court battle for control of Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp. The trial concluded today. More »

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      lawsuit  • settlement  • court cases  • corporate governance  • Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • IAC/InterActiveCorp

    • Malone Testifies Against Diller in IAC Battle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 10, 08 5:08 PM CDT

      Malone Testifies Against Diller in IAC Battle

      (Newser) - John Malone has launched the first volley in his court battle with fellow media baron Barry Diller over control of IAC/InterActiveCorp. Malone testified today that the proposed restructuring of IAC breaks a longstanding agreement between the two, the Wall Street Journal reports. "It's a breach of the stewardship that we granted him when we started this whole relationship,'' said Malone. More »

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      corporate governance  • Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • IAC/InterActiveCorp

  • February 2008

    • IAC Numbers Plummet; War for Control Drags On

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 7, 08 12:34 PM CST

      IAC Numbers Plummet; War for Control Drags On

      (Newser) - The headlines being generated from the ongoing battle for control of IAC/InterActiveCorp between John Malone and Barry Diller took a backseat—briefly--yesterday as the company announced horrific fourth quarter numbers, taking a loss of nearly $370 million after being sideswiped by the subprime mortgage meltdown through its ownership of LendingTree, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      earnings reports  • Barry Diller  • John Malone  • online shopping  • IAC/InterActiveCorp

    • Moguls Take Feud to Court

      New York Times  |  Feb 4, 08 1:45 PM CST

      Moguls Take Feud to Court

      (Newser) - The escalating fight between media barons Barry Diller and John Malone over control of IAC/Interactive Corp. has its origins in the men’s shared talent for wheeling and dealing, the New York Times reports in a portrait of the colorful, headstrong, vastly different moguls. Both have faced accusations of chasing deals that benefit them more than shareholders—a complaint high among those Malone’s Liberty Media has levied against Diller. More »

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      corporate governance  • Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • IAC

  • January 2008

    • Liberty Tries to Force Diller Off IAC Board

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 29, 08 2:35 AM CST

      Liberty Tries to Force Diller Off IAC Board

      (Newser) - The feud between media magnates John Malone and Barry Diller has stepped up a level, reports the Wall Street Journal . Malone's Liberty Media Corp. is taking legal action to boot   chairman Diller, his wife and seven others off the board of Internet conglomerate IAC/Interactive Corp. Malone and Diller worked together to build IAC, but their relationship has soured in recent years. More »

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      Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • IAC

    • IAC and Liberty Lock Horns in Legal Battle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 25, 08 10:50 AM CST

      IAC and Liberty Lock Horns in Legal Battle

      (Newser) - Media moguls Barry Diller and his onetime backer, John Malone, have gone head to head,  with each man’s corporation suing the other’s. Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp and Malone’s Liberty Media, which owns a majority voting stake in IAC, are at odds over an IAC restructuring plan that would reduce Liberty’s voting power over several key businesses, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • IAC

  • November 2007

    • Diller's IAC to Split Into Five Companies

      CNN  |  Nov 5, 07 1:27 PM CST

      Diller's IAC to Split Into Five Companies

      (Newser) - Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp will split into five separately traded companies, their board announced today.  Former IAC components Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster, vacation site Interval International, and online real estate site LendingTree will all become separate firms under those names. CNN Money reports that the remaining pieces of IAC will be search engine Ask.com, Citysearch, Evite, and Zwinky. More »

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      Barry Diller  • John Malone  • Liberty Media  • Ticketmaster  • Ask.com  • InterActiveCorp  • Expedia

  • October 2007

    • Media Moguls' 'Marriage' On the Rocks

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 27, 07 12:38 PM CDT

      Media Moguls' 'Marriage' On the Rocks

      (Newser) - The long and lucrative partnership between media giants John Malone and Barry Diller may be nearing its end, the Wall Street Journal reports. "We've been frustrated with each other at times," says Diller, whose IAC empire, backed by Malone's Liberty Media, includes the Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster and Expedia. Lackluster business is raising tensions between the two and threatening their complex ties. More »

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      Barry Diller  • John Malone  • InterActiveCorp  • Expedia

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